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    ‘Unrealistic’ Crossrail bosses to blame for delays and massive cost overruns

    Jun 03, 2019 2 minutes
    By Ben Jones
    CHRIS MILNER

    MASSIVE cost increases and lengthy delays to the Crossrail project were caused by the chosen contractual model, a compressed schedule and the absence of a realistic plan for completion, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

    The NAO’s Completing Crossrail report, published on May 3, found that Crossrail Ltd was not in

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